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  j C   j I In co—ope1·ation with the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Prof.
  ~_  j   Garman has been conducting some experiments on forage plants.
A. _` _.`·     jg; For this purpose the United States Government furnishes $600.00 _
Q _:_if »`’- rixi;  ;~ .i.- — to pay for actual labor expended on the work. This test will be .
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  _ · j_   ja 1 3 Nursery inspection has as usual been very largely done during
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j   .{i.i`g**;j—Z_f'§    _ During the past year for-ty—nurseries were examined and received
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_;;;s;,»-_;;;  ,-,·   certificates. Several others were examined, but could not be cer-
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V :..·:·.;.:·; qs.-; ·.·’- |. ; ;.., tificated because of diseased condition of the stock. Prof. Garman
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` A j has already called attent on to tl e eed _f an amendment of the
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i`.`jTQ;Q—Q§iifTQQfjg;i{;_  {* inspection law, so as to give the inspector some help in making `
  j_ inspections. · ` ·
  _,‘_ T  if  Under the seed law passed by the last Legislature, the examina-
  ’·’.zy# tion of samples of seed has been turned .0ver to Prof. Garnian.
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 ji _ examinations are exeeedmly laborous and time consuming. Four
  '_   hundred and seven samples have been collected in different parts
    of the State and are being examined as rapidlv as possible. As
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      psig; soon as completed a bulletin will be issued on this subject. ~
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L,.  Numerous expernnents were undertaken during _the year, among
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 el;§‘*:_jL1j;,;,;;;gggtE.:   which may be mentioned experiments with a view to showing the
  effect of shade in checking certain fungus diseases of vegetables;
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  field experiments in checking the injuries of broom-rape of hemp
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  and tobacco, spraying experiments on cabbage; expernnents with
  Hessian fly in Christian County, where a number of wheat plots
    were planted in the fall of 1904 for the purpose ; experiments with
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  clover seed from various countries in conjunction with the United
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  States Department of Agriculture, for which purpose a number
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  of plantings have been made in Christian County.
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    A study of the different varieties of bees and methods of hand-
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  ling them have also been undertaken by this division.
F;  ji.   AGRICULTURAL DIVISION.
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    Under this head Prof. Harper reports as follows: "The work
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